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HELPFUL HINT - To double-check the size of a photo (or anything else), right click on the start button, and choose “Explore.”  This gives you a “tree” of everything in your computer.  Find the photo, right click on it, and choose properties. Using Elements or...

TO ENTER THE KY STATE FAIR THROUGH SHOWORKS (This is the only way to enter your photos in the KY State Fair.)  Go to the KyStateFair.org page. Click on PARTICIPATE at the top of the page, and then ENTER GENERAL ENTRIES. Scroll down the page to the Photography category...

Several hints were given at our meeting a few years ago on how to take better floral photographs. Thank you to Lynn Shea who was willing to be a teacher as well as a judge! Always use a tripod. Photographing a flower in direct sunlight overexposes all or part of the...

It's the astronomer's forecast. But also ideal for checking conditions for night photography. At a glance, it shows when it will be cloudy or clear for up to the next two days. It's a prediction of when Louisville, KY, will have good weather. Sample chart below (click...

Useful for understanding your photos, mistakes, and photography in general.  Note:  This may be required for some of our competitions Using Picasa: Find  the one with the photo in it for which you need the data, open the folder, and click on the photo.  Then right...

Know where the manual is for your camera.  Keep it in an accessible place in your house.  TAKE IT WITH YOU ON VACATION AND ON THE PHOTO SHOOT. Look at the situation around you before you begin photographing.  Last year’s conditions will not necessarily be the same as...

Some of these tips are also useful for restoring very old or damaged photos. Before you start When taking someone’s photo: When posing a person for a snapshot, do not have them stand square on to the camera.  Have then stand at an angle with one shoulder and one foot...